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| Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62218 is a reply to message #62167] |
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ljdavick
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On Oct 28, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Ken Henderson <ken0henderson@gmail.com>
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> Dave,
>
> I hate to upset your carefully laid plan to claim the "Ugliest Motor
> Home" title, but there are a LOT of "modern" motor homes that look a
> lot
> worse than yours, not to mention some of those from the past.
>
> dave silva wrote:
>> My Revcon, can be seen here:
>>
>> www.davesilva.com/revcon
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>> As for the reaction in campgrounds, i'm looking forward to finding
>> out.
>>
>> So far I've only drivien it home from about 200 miles away.
>>
>> Ya'll are just jealous mine looks more like a vintage transit bus.
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62231 is a reply to message #62154] |
Wed, 28 October 2009 21:56 |
Jim Haglund
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I'm a big Vixen fan as well. If your interested follow the link, below, to
see pictures of my former 1989 Vixen 21 SE motorhome. We enjoyed traveling
and camping in it for 4 years, but decided we wanted something bigger, and
equally as cool. No contest the GMC was the choice. There is nothing out
there of it's size or near it that compares - but of course you all new
that.
http://picasaweb.google.com/hjames44/Vixen?feat=email#
Jim Haglund
1976 Palm Beach
Olympia, WA
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Chris Choffat <cchoffataz@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I think the Vixen's are cool looking. It was actually a Vixen that gave me
> the "hey how about a cool vintage motorhome instead of a trailer" bug. I saw
> one in traffic.
>
> I started doing research, thinking it was FWD and found the GMC, and then
> remembered the EM-50 and that was it for me.
>
> After I got my GMC I saw a vixen and got a look inside. everything was
> fiberglass, like a Casita trailer, and that really turned me off. Felt like
> a cheap boat.
>
> I, too, thought the wet bath would be a problem, but we had one when I was
> a kid in a cabover camper, and it was actually fine for showering. Like Dan
> says, it is easy to squeegee clean, and we do this everyday at home on the
> big glass shower door anyway.
>
> Most Dry bath coaches I have seen have water damage around the shower, and
> the rooms are too small to lean forward, and, well, you know.
>
> Byron Songer wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:29
> > FMC's are prettier. Flxible's are even gorgeous (if you squint and turn
> your
> > head sideways).
> >
> > Hey, guys are putting little diesels in the rear of the FMC's just to get
> > rid of the Dodge engine.
> >
> > Now, the NewAire is something else. Too bad they pulled the plug. And
> then
> > there's Winnebago's attempt with the 2000.
> >
> > Vixen has the market cornered on ugly.
> >
> > Byron Songer
> > 1978 Royale by Coachmen
> > Louisville, KY
> > Personal - http://web.me.com/bnsonger
> > Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
> >
> >
> >
> > dave silva wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:25
> > >> Rear bath and beds in the hallway.
> > >
> > >
> > > Seriously, interior layout is a lot of compromises.
> > >
> > > I like the walking room in the Revcon, the rear bath is pretty
> spacious.
> > >
> > > The side beds come out to make a full size on the right with a very
> narrow
> > > walkway or you can pull the left side out and make one big bed all the
> way
> > > across. You'd climb out of bed into the bathroom or the galley. And
> there is
> > > a bunk above it on the right.
> > >
> > > If I had a GMC i would like having the rear bed remain configured as a
> bed and
> > > the table remain a table all the time. And the baby would sleep on the
> left
> > > lower bunk.
> > >
> > > But the tiny wet bath would probably annoy me.
> > >
> > > We have not done enough with it to have strong opinions about what we
> like.
> > >
> > > In any case, it's still way better than your plastic fantastics- SO
> THERE !!!!
> > >
> >
> >
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> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455: The Engineer's Motorhome
> Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62242 is a reply to message #62056] |
Wed, 28 October 2009 23:38 |
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ljdavick
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Dave,
I happened to click on the link for your GMC, rotted frame, no
title. My coach was sold with a bill-of-sale and I was able to get a
title for it from a place in Maine called Mainely Titles, or Get New
Title . com <http://getnewtitle.com/>
They were very nice to work with, and I wanted to get the title to
the rig before bringing it out from Ohio, without having to spend a
few days there mussing with paperwork. I now have Maine plates for
my coach from Ohio, here in California.
Works for me.
Larry Davick
The Mystery Machine
On Oct 28, 2009, at 6:31 AM, dave silva wrote:
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> It's lighter, stronger, faster, has a better interior layout than
> most GMCs and generally uses better material, and it manages to sit
> on only FOUR TIRES instead of six. So there!!
>
> As for the GMC, It gives me great pleasure to hit it with a Sawzall
> and dismantle it down to its bones and retire another VIN. So
> there!!
>
>
> OK, actually, while much of that might be technically true, and I
> do love my revcon, I am seriously considering a GMC. Largely
> because of the support available from this community.
>
> I just wrote that to put the bulls eye on my chest and draw fire
> away from the ongoing personality conflict.
>
> My wife participates in forums on weight loss and adoption and
> every few days she tells me about some emotional melt down and
> subsequent flame war among the participants. These are emotional
> topics so people have a lot invested in them. I laugh and say how
> glad I am that this does not happen in the forums I participate in.
>
> I have no opinion about anyone here but I'm very thick skinned so
> if anyone wants to beat me up over my misguided assertions above it
> is a service I am happy to provide.
>
> Dave
>
>
> --
> 1972 Revcon 250- the other front wheel drive motorhome. http://
> www.davesilva.com/revcon
> Parting out 1974 GMC 26- http://www.davesilva.com/gmc
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| Re: [GMCnet] The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62699 is a reply to message #62056] |
Sun, 01 November 2009 14:01 |
Kingsley Coach
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Dave
Just a thought, what about adopting a fat kid with a GMC....that would cover
all the bases wouldn't it <VBG>
I looked at a Revcon once, but became afraid I'd kill myself walking around
and showering in it, while the Lorraine was driving...thank you Alex Sirum
for the nudge in the right direction...
Mike in NS
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM, dave silva <gmc@davesilva.com> wrote:
>
>
> It's lighter, stronger, faster, has a better interior layout than most GMCs
> and generally uses better material, and it manages to sit on only FOUR TIRES
> instead of six. So there!!
>
> As for the GMC, It gives me great pleasure to hit it with a Sawzall and
> dismantle it down to its bones and retire another VIN. So there!!
>
>
> OK, actually, while much of that might be technically true, and I do love
> my revcon, I am seriously considering a GMC. Largely because of the support
> available from this community.
>
> I just wrote that to put the bulls eye on my chest and draw fire away from
> the ongoing personality conflict.
>
> My wife participates in forums on weight loss and adoption and every few
> days she tells me about some emotional melt down and subsequent flame war
> among the participants. These are emotional topics so people have a lot
> invested in them. I laugh and say how glad I am that this does not happen
> in the forums I participate in.
>
> I have no opinion about anyone here but I'm very thick skinned so if anyone
> wants to beat me up over my misguided assertions above it is a service I am
> happy to provide.
>
> Dave
>
>
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> 1972 Revcon 250- the other front wheel drive motorhome.
> http://www.davesilva.com/revcon
> Parting out 1974 GMC 26- http://www.davesilva.com/gmc
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1977 Kingsley 26-11
Antigonish, NS
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